Definition To act

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to act : to perform
verb

He acted as a consultant on that project.

an act / acting: a gesture; a performance, a pretence, an interpretation of a role
noun

an act of kindness

to act as/like: to perform a function
idiom

Luna acted as a mediator between the clowns and the acrobats during the strike of 1987.

"If you keep acting so irrationally there'll come a point when you step over the line."
"Philip Cheeter's first act upon becoming King was to rename Peacenikland "Cheeterland"."
"No one was hurt during the revolution but the country did record its first ever act of violence when the former President's bodyguard was slightly pushed."
"He was acting strange, different, a little bit queer, I guess you could say."
"So, now, as my first act as King of Cheeterland, please rise to sing your new national anthem."
"Brian : I can be the last act!"
"His second act was to have sex with the former President's wife."
"I must know everything before we act."
"whatever it is that you were doin' there, but the thing is, I'm not a fan of these stereotypical Scottish acts."
"General Rainbow Child : The audience hated all my acts, Brian."

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